MAYBE by now you would be familiar with football WAGs (wives and girlfriends) like Victoria Beckham and Coleen Rooney.

Now, meet the golf WAGs.

Unlike the football WAGs, these pretty ladies prefer to remain as silent pillars of support to their counterparts.

They are lone sentinels, drifting quietly away from the crowds from one part of the course to another.

They don't even clap along when their Significant Others make good shots, preferring instead to keep a calm disposition.

But if you follow them for a while, as I did at the Barclays Singapore Open at Sentosa's Serapong course yesterday, you cannot but notice them.

Australian Marcus Both's companion, who only wanted to be known as Alyson, was cordial but kept her defences up when told that we were from the media.

'Marcus and me are just friends and I'm here to support him as a spectator,' insisted the Singaporean girl.

Alyson who professed to know just the basics about golf like birdies and eagles, claimed that Both doesn't have time to teach her golf because they don't meet up often.

'I'm just here to support him as a spectator and I think that he's a good golfer, that's all.'

Unlike Alyson, golf seems to make a lot more sense to Lucinda Smith, the 26-year-old girlfriend of Australian golfer Scott Strange.

His caddie

'I caddied for him twice when we were here,' she said referring to the past few times they were in Singapore.

Their nine-year relationship is still going strong probably because Smith makes an effort to be with Strange at his tournaments.

'I just finished my first year at Curtin University. In fact, I just took my exams on Monday evening in Perth before flying down to Singapore.'

For Alicia, wife of Spanish professional golfer Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, golf has taken centre-stage to her life as she follows her husband across the globe.

'I have too much golf in my life. We've been moving around a lot and after this we got another tournament in Japan so we really miss Spain and can't wait to get back.'

But the receptive former journalist admits to feeling comfortable in Singapore because everyone speaks English and also because of the food.

'When we were in Shanghai few people spoke English, so that was really hard. I think the food in Singapore is good too because I like spicy stuff. But my husband can't take too much of that,' said the Spanish beauty laughing regrettably.

Despite not liking golf, Alicia is rooting for her husband to take golf to another level in their homeland.

'No one likes golf in Spain, they prefer Nadal and tennis. Hopefully Gonzalo can change that.'

They may prefer flying low on the radar but despite their modus operandi make no mistake, these golf WAGs are just as concerned about their partners doing well.